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Prestige, big paydays for champions at Super Nationals

BOONE, Iowa (June 2, 2023) – Prestige and big paydays are on the line again at the 41st annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Seven champions will be crowned over the course of the Sept. 2-3 Prelude and Sept. 4-9 Super Nationals at Boone Speedway. Those drivers will not only etch their name in the history book of the most prestigious event in dirt track racing, they can take those titles to the bank. The Modified champion earns $10,000 with $7,500 paid to win in the Stock Car main event, $5,000 to win the Northern SportMod main and $3,000 to win the Hobby Stock main, all on the final night Saturday, Sept. 9. STARS Mod Lites race for a top check of $2,000 in their Sunday, Sept. 3 final. The Labor Day program sees Late Models running for $3,000 to win and Tuesday, Sept. 5’s Sport Compact main pays $1,000. “Winning a Super Nationals championship is a career pinnacle accomplishment for any driver,” said IMCA President Brett Root. “Super Nationals is our biggest [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings through June 1, 2023

Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds – 1. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 969; 2. Andrew Pearce, Oakley, Calif., 820; 3. Troy Morris III, Bakersfield, Calif., 775; 4. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 736; 5. Timothy Allerdings, Prescott Valley, Ariz., 695; 6. Matthew Day, Farmersville, Texas, 675; 7. William “Bill” Miller, Yuma, Ariz., 613; 8. Grey Ferrando, Stayton, Ore., 575; 9. Owen Barnhill, Milton, Fla., 554; 10. Jeremy Mills, Clear Lake, Iowa, 546; 11. Dyllan Ricks, Boyden, Iowa, 539; 12. Jason Barnhill, Pace, Fla., 523; 13. Kaleb Emerson, Weatherford, Texas, 522; 14. Michael “Bubba” Ables, Caddo, Okla., and Trevor Fitz, Santa Maria, Calif., both 517; 16. Jake Pike, Pahrump, Nev., 511; 17. Tim Ward, Harcourt, Iowa, 508; 18. Anthony Roth, Columbus, Neb., 504; 19. Todd Shute, Norwalk, Iowa, 489; 20. Izac Mallicoat, Boone, Iowa, 482. IMCA Sunoco Late Models – 1. Cory Dumpert, Newman Grove, Neb., 385; 2. Alex Banks, Newman Grove, Neb., 368; 3. Andy Nezworski, Blue Grass, Iowa, 349; 4. Chase Osborne, Norfolk, Neb., 326; 5. Kale Kosiski, Omaha, Neb., 289; 6. Chance Huston, East Moline, Ill., 262; 7. [Read More]

Car photos needed this fall for Allstar Performance heat win awards

VINTON, Iowa (June 2, 2023) – With the Memorial Weekend in the rearview, IMCA racing action will heat up literally and figuratively all the way to the end of the IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing point season. Correspondingly, drivers in all nine IMCA divisions winning heat races through the last full weekend of September receive heat win decals courtesy of Allstar Performance. Winning 10 or more heats this season gets them a $100 gift card from the Watervliet, Mich., high performance parts manufacturer. The driver, regardless of division, winning the most heat races gets a $250 gift card. The sole requirements, IMCA Marketing Integration and Sponsorship Director Carson Becker-Gramm reminds drivers, is that they must display those heat win decals on their race car and send a picture of their car proving decal placement, to be eligible. Photos should be emailed to contingencies@imca.com. “Heat win decals, and feature win decals from AERO Race Wheels, have been sent to every IMCA track,” said Becker-Gramm. “Drivers should make sure they are getting those on race nights and getting [Read More]

Sunoco bonuses awarded at Independence, Dubuque this weekend

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (June 1, 2023) – Sunoco Race Fuels bonuses will be awarded when IMCA Late Models hit the track for big events this weekend at Independence Motor Speedway and at Dubuque Fairgrounds Speedway. The divisional title sponsor awards $250 bonuses to feature winners on Saturday, June 3 during the Hall of Fame Night show at Indee and Sunday, June 4 on Fan Appreciation Night at Dubuque. Drivers can get the bonus one time in a season; the $250 will be awarded to the top finishing non-winning driver any night the winner has previously received the bonus. Hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. with racing to follow Saturday at Independence, where pit passes are $30 for adults, $15 for kids ages 6-14 and free for five and under. Spectator admission is $15 for adults and $10 for students ages 13-17. Grandstand admission is free for Dubuque’s Fan Appreciation, with pit passes $30 for adults and $15 for kids ages 7-13. Kids can enjoy the bounce house that evening. Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock [Read More]

Just 14, but Beau already knows how to win in an IMCA Late Model

PLAINVIEW, Neb. (May 27, 2023) – A high school freshman-to-be finished first in the IMCA Sunoco Late Model class Saturday night at Off Road Speedway. Rookie Beau Johnson started outside the front row and led start to finish of the 25-lapper, taking the checkers ahead of Nelson Vollbrecht and four-time and defending national champion Cory Dumpert. “The car just got better and better,” said Johnson, who had broken while leading with nine laps left the night before at Boone County Raceway. “We caught a lapped car near the end and were able to win by about four car lengths.” One of, if not the youngest feature winner in division history, Johnson is still a month shy of 14 and a half. He’ll be a ninth grader this fall at Plainview High School and has already graduated to the Late Models from go karts, running at the track adjacent to the big oval at Norfolk. “It’s a big step up but I got in three (non-sanctioned) starts at I-80 last year,” said Johnson, who wheels a [Read More]

Close Racing Supply backs touring IMCA Modifieds in NY, PA

ELDRED, Pa. (May 31, 2023) – The not infrequent chats Close Racing Supply owner Joel Smith had with customer Jake Maynard frequently covered the topics of IMCA and Modifieds in general and IMCA Modifieds in particular. Those conversations ultimately led Close to taking on the title sponsor role for the then-new NY-Penn IMCA Modified Series three years ago. The Eldred, Pa., suspension component manufacturer and high performance parts retailer provides a portion of the point fund and helps Maynard, now the tour director, keep connected with other NY-Penn sponsors. “We have serviced the dirt track industry for more than 25 years and have always been in Modifieds. We’ve had some very good IMCA drivers come out of this area over the years,” Smith said. “We do a lot of traveling and get to Iowa for Super Nationals every year.” “I like everything about IMCA, especially the rules,” he continued. “Everything is done right.” Doing everything right was Maynard’s goal when he took over at the helm of the tour, and as director of the Eastern [Read More]

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings through May 25, 2023

Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds – 1. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 951; 2. Andrew Pearce, Oakley, Calif., 798; 3. Troy Morris III, Bakersfield, Calif., 775; 4. Timothy Allerdings, Prescott Valley, Ariz., 666; 5. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 586; 6. William “Bill” Miller, Yuma, Ariz., 576; 7. Grey Ferrando, Stayton, Ore., 536; 8. Matthew Day, Farmersville, Texas, 527; 9. Michael “Bubba” Ables, Caddo, Okla., 517; 10. Jake Pike, Pahrump, Nev., 511; 11. Jason Barnhill, Pace, Fla., 494; 12. Owen Barnhill, Milton, Fla., 483; 13. Trevor Fitz, Santa Maria, Calif., 481; 14. Dalton Houghton, Rosamond, Calif., 480; 15. Jeremy Mills, Clear Lake, Iowa, 444; 16. Jonathan Mawhinney, Las Vegas, Nev., 434; 17. Dyllan Ricks, Boyden, Iowa, 429; 18. Tim Ward, Harcourt, Iowa, 428; 19. Bobby Hogge, Salinas, Calif., 420; 20. Anthony Roth, Columbus, Neb., 402. IMCA Sunoco Late Models – 1. Andy Nezworski, Blue Grass, Iowa, 349; 2. Cory Dumpert, Newman Grove, Neb., 269; 3. Alex Banks, Newman Grove, Neb., 263; 4. Chase Osborne, Norfolk, Neb., 260; 5. Kale Kosiski, Omaha, Neb., 250; 6. Dalton Simonsen, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 239; [Read More]

500-plus IMCA track champions, Mod Lite drivers earn awards from Landrum

MENTONE, Ind. (May 25, 2023) – Five hundred-plus IMCA drivers will be writing out thank you’s this fall to Landrum Performance Springs. Every Friesen Performance IMCA Modified, IMCA Sunoco Late Model, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock, Friesen Performance Northern SportMod and Smiley’s Racing Products IMCA Southern SportMod winning a 2023 track championship receives a buy one spring, get a second of equal value free certificate from the Mentone, Ind., manufacturer. The 19-year sponsor also gives a set of four springs to the Stealth Racing IMCA STARS Mod Lite national champion, and buy one/get one certificates to top three finishers in Mod Lite track and top five finishers in Mod Lite state point standings. And hard chargers in Mod Lite, Late Model, Northern SportMod, Hobby Stock, Stock Car and Modified main events at the upcoming IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s all receive two Landrum springs. Information about Landrum-manufactured springs and dealers is available at landrumspring.com, on Facebook or by calling 866 703-3154. “Winning a track championship remains a career-type goal for [Read More]

QA1 continues awards for six divisions in 25th season as IMCA sponsor

LAKEVILLE, Minn. (May 24, 2023) – QA1 marks a quarter century of IMCA sponsorship this season, continuing awards for drivers in six IMCA divisions. The Lakeville, Minn., high performance suspension parts and driveline manufacturer gives $250 product certificates to Friesen Performance IMCA Modified, IMCA Sunoco Late Model, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock, Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMod and Smiley’s Racing Products IMCA Southern SportMod national champions. $150 gift certificates go to fifth place drivers and $100 certificates to 10th place finishers in national standings for those divisions. The Late Model national champ also receives a carbon fiber driveshaft. And 11 $200 product certificates will be awarded to Modified, Stock Car, Hobby Stock and SportMod drivers competing with QA1shocks and selected at random. Additionally, Modified, Late Model, Stock Car, Hobby Stock and Northern SportMod champions crowned at the 41st annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s this September all receive $250 QA1 certificates. Over the course of 25 years of support, QA1 gave awards to state champions and special events competitors before focusing [Read More]

Maquoketa Speedway hosts 108 race teams

By Jerry Mackey MAQUOKETA, Iowa (May 20, 2023) – Saturday produced perfect weather for racing at the quarter-mile Maquoketa Speedway. The racers responded with 108 teams taking part in the action and fans responded by coming out in large numbers to enjoy the racing. The IMCA Sunoco Late Models saw a nice field of 16 drivers take the green for their feature event. Andy Nezworski extended his Maquoketa Speedway winning streak to four dating back to last year’s Jackson County fair race. Nezworski led the feature flag to flag but had he made one minor mistake, Steve Johnson would have been the man to beat. Johnson started back in the 10th position and rode the extreme top side to the front and finished the race less than a car length behind Nezworski. Gary Webb, in his 52nd year of racing, finished a very strong third on Saturday night. Jeff “Bone” Larson, racing one of the TCE cars, scored back-to-back feature wins in the Friesen Performance IMCA Modified division. Larson advanced from the fifth row and led the last [Read More]